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3D scanning plus text-to-PBR material generation.

Textures & materials3D models
Free plan
Paid plans from $12.5/mo
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Overview

Polycam: 3D scanning plus text-to-PBR material generation. It scores 92/100 in our art, 3D & animation ranking. Best for: Quick tileable materials and real-world scans.

Polycam is known for 3D scanning and also generates tileable PBR materials from text.

Pros

  • Free plan available
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Beginner friendly
  • Exports PBR maps, GLB, OBJ
  • Seamless tiling
  • PBR maps (normal, roughness…)

Cons

  • No text to 3D
  • Image to 3D: limited (AI 3D Model Generator in evaluation/research phase; single JPEG/PNG input; 3 free generations, unlimited on paid)
  • API: limited (Content Management API for captures and exports is an Enterprise add-on)

Polycam pricing

Free
Free

Limited captures

BasicCheapest paid
$30/mo

Individual creators; $12.50/mo billed yearly

Business
$33.33/mo, billed yearly

$400/yr per user, floor plans, shared team library

Monthly prices in USD as listed by Polycam. Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: AI textures: unrestricted royalty-free commercial license; ToS asks attribution for public display of generated models.

Features

  • Seamless tiling Yes
  • PBR maps (normal, roughness…) Yes
  • Upscaling Not confirmed
  • Engine or DCC plugin Not confirmed
  • Text to 3D AI 3D generator works from a single image; text prompts only make textures No
  • Image to 3D AI 3D Model Generator in evaluation/research phase; single JPEG/PNG input; 3 free generations, unlimited on paid Partly
  • PBR textures on models Not confirmed
  • Auto-rigging Not confirmed
  • Low-poly or retopology Remesh tool with a polygon-count slider Yes
  • API Content Management API for captures and exports is an Enterprise add-on Partly

Checked against Polycam's own site, docs and pricing page. How we check

Score breakdown: 92/100

  • Accessibility 17%
    100
  • Output & integration 21%
    100
  • Commercial rights 21%
    100
  • Value 9%
    75
  • Maturity 9%
    100
  • Game focus 9%
    100
  • Features 15%
    58

Based on price, free plan, commercial rights, exports and features. How we score

#2 AI 3D Model Generators for Games #2 AI Texture & PBR Material Generators #5 Free AI Game Development Tools

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